Hong Kong Waterbomb Festival: Chaos After Event Leaves Thousands Stranded in Rain, Unable to Retrieve Belongings

Last night at 10:30 PM, the Waterbomb Festival concluded, but a nightmare had just begun. Now, at 2 AM, amidst pouring rain, thousands of attendees remain stranded at the venue, unable to retrieve their bags. Netizens are furious, condemning the organizers for the chaotic arrangements that defy belief.

After the festival ended, the arrangements for queuing to retrieve items were extremely disorganized, with virtually no crowd control. Shortly after, the organizers inexplicably switched to calling out bags one by one. Among the thousands present, only those in the front two rows could hear the announcements. Even more absurdly, the organizers did not verify the ownership of the bags, simply passing them out, resulting in numerous lost items.

Eventually, the police arrived to help manage the crowd and assist with distributing the bags. However, throughout the entire process, not a single representative from the organizing team stepped forward to explain or address the issues. Netizens have expressed their anger, questioning the professionalism and safety of the event.

Netizens pointed out that the root of the chaos was the use of paper tags for storing items. This water-themed festival should have considered the wet conditions, but most of the paper tags were ruined by the rain, making identification impossible. Staff had to hold up each bag for recognition, significantly delaying the retrieval process. Many attendees, soaked by the rain with no dry clothes to change into, could only wait helplessly.

Many netizens suggested that today’s event should be canceled to prevent a repeat of the chaos. They strongly criticized the organizers’ lack of contingency planning, highlighting the stark contrast with the well-managed Waterbomb Festival in Korea. While the Korean event is organized efficiently, the Hong Kong event has left attendees disappointed and frustrated.

“Using paper tags is just brainless!” one netizen raged. “Holding a water-themed festival with paper tags? They were bound to get ruined! How are we supposed to identify our bags? Korea’s Waterbomb is so well-organized; why is the Hong Kong event such a mess?”

The chaos and dissatisfaction generated by this event demand a swift response and improvement from the organizers to quell the public’s anger.